Circular saw



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE oznoumn saw Herbert E. Tautz, Milwaukee, Wis, assignor to The Delta Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application December 18, 1936, Serial No. 118,576

7 Claims. (Cl. 143-36) The invention relates to circular saws, and Fig. 'l is a sectional elevation taken generally more particularly to circular saws of the tilting along the line 'l--l of Fig. 3; arbor type. Fig. 8 is a front elevation of a rear trunnion It has been usual in circular saws of the tilting bracket;

5 arbor type to place the saw arbor and driving Fig. 9 is a detail sectional elevation of a saw 5 motor therefor on the same tiltable support, adjusting means, taken along the line 9-9 of which has subjected the support and its pivotal Fig. 6; mounting to a relatively heavy load. In other Fig. is a sectional view-taken along the cases, the saw has been belt-driven from a counline lfl-Ill of Fig. 9;

10' ter-shaft or non-tilting motor, necessitating Fig. 11 is a detail view of a clamping washer; 10 twisting of the driving belt when the arbor is Fig. 12 is a front view ofa modified form of tilted. saw, parts being broken away and parts being An object of the invention is to provide a cirshown in section; cular saw or the like in which the cutter arbor Fig. 13 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing 15 and a driving motor therefor are carried on sepanother modified form of circular saw machine; 15 arate tiltable supports, so as to relieve the arbor Fig. 141s a sectional view taken generally along mounting of excessive weight and torsional the line I4l4 of Fig. 13; stresses, both supports being tiltable together to Fig. 15 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 7 maintain the same relative position of the arbor but showing the machine of Fig. 13;

and motor. I Fig. 16 is a sectional view taken generally 20 Another object of the invention is to provide along the line l6l6 of Fig. 13, and a circular saw or the like in which the driving Fig. 17 is a sectional elevation of the front motor support is tiltably mounted at the rear of trunnion mounting of the machine of Fig. 13. the frame or housing of the machine. In that form of the invention shown in Figs. 1

a circular saw or the like having simple but effecthe form of an upright housing of rectangular tive means for maintaining the tension of a drivcross-section closed on all four sides and on the ing belt in the-various positions of the cutter. bottom. The frame here shown is adapted to A further object is to provide easily operated set on a floor, but it will be obvious that by controlling means for adjusting the angle and reducing the height of the frame it can be 30 projection of the cutter. mounted on a bench. One side wall of the frame A further object. is to provide a trunnion is provided with an inspection door It. One of mounting for the cutter which is of strong but the side walls has another door I6. at its lower inexpensive construction and is readily assemportion to admita sawdust-collecting carton, not

bled. shown, onto the floor or bottom of the frame. 35

A further object is to perfect details of con- A ta ll rests on apertured uss t plates l8 struction generally. I secured, as by welding, to the upper flanged cor- The invention further consists in the several ner portions of the frame, the table being g features hereinafter described and claimed. 1y se u to the gusset Plates y S ews 9.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating The table is provided with the usual detachable 40 certain embodiments of the invention, soft metal insert plate 20 presenting a saw slot Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a circular saw con- 2|, and is further provided with the usual gage structed in accordance with the invention; grooves 22 parallel to the saw slot. The usual Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the saw; work-guiding fence (not shown) may also be Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the saw, parts befitted. The table when secured to the frame 45 ing broken away and parts being shown in secservesto stiffen the frame, and, in effect, forms tion, and a tilted position of the saw and driving a part of the frame. Certain features of the motor being indicated by dotted lines; housing or frame construction are described and Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken generally claimed in my copending application for Machine along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; cabinets, Serial No. 245,199, filed December 12, 50

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the saw with the 1938. table removed, parts being broken away and parts A trunnion bracket 23 is rigidly secured by being shownin section; screws 24 to the inner face of the front wall of Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation taken generally the frame l5 and has a rearwardly opening arcu- 56 along the line 6; of Fig. 1; I ate groove 25. A somewhat similar trunnion A further object of the invention is to provide to 11, I5 designates a legged frame, preferably in bracket 26 is rigidly secured by screws 21 to the front faceof the rear wall of the frame and has a forwardly opening arcuate groove 28 and also a rearwardly opening arcuate groove 29, the rear wall of the frame having an arcuate recess 36 to expose the latter groove. The arcuate grooves 25, 28 and 29 are concentric with an axis lying substantially in the top plane of the table and extending from front to rear centrally of the saw slot 2|.

A marginally flanged, internally ribbed, cast metal yoke or support 3| extends between the trunnion brackets and has respective front and rear trunnions 32 and 33 rigidly secured to its parallel vertical end flanges by screws 34, the trunnions further having dowelled connections 35 (Fig. 5) with the yoke to insure accurate assembly. Each of the trunnions is of hollow, internally ribbed construction. The front trunnion has an arcuate rib 36 fitting in the groove 25 of the front trunnion bracket 23, and the rear trunnion has a similar rib 31 fitting in the groove 28 of the rear trunnion bracket 26. The trunnioned yoke, which forms a tiltable carriage, fits closely against the trunnion brackets so as to prevent longitudinal movement. Preferably, the

front and rear trunnion ribs 36 and 31 are of substantially different radius so as to minimize any tendency toward weaving or twisting of the trunnioned yoke with respect to the trunnion brackets. If desired the trunnions and trunnion brackets may be of die-cast construction.

The yoke 3| has a web at one side provided with a boss 38, preferably near the front of the yoke, in which a pin 39 is secured by a setscrew 40, the axis of the pin extending transversely of the tilting axis of the yoke. A swingable member or arm 4| has a forked end embracing the boss 38 andjournalled onthe pin 39 and extends in an opening 42 formed in the fiat web of the yoke, the opening being defined by an inturned fiange 42 (Fig. 5). The outer end of the arm is also forked and carries spaced bosses 43 in which respective aligned ball bearings 44 are mounted. A saw arbor 45 is journalled in the bearings 44 and carries a-circular saw blade 46 at one end and a pulley 41 at the other end. The saw blade projects through the slot 2| in the table insert 20, and the tilting axis of the yoke lies substantially in the plane of the saw blade. The web of the yoke 3| is at the side thereof remote from the saw blade. The yoke is of such character that it can be cast simply and economically. The arm 4| carries a downwardly projecting sector .gear 48 which meshes with a worm 49 on a horizontal shaft 59 journalled in projecting parts of the front and rear trunnions and extending through an arcuate slot 5| in the front wall of the frame I5, the slot being concentric with the trunnion axis. The worm 49 is secured by a set-screw 52 to the shaft 50 and bears against the inner face of the front trunnion 32 through an interposed. thrust washer 53. The outer end of the shaft 56 has a hand-wheel 54 secured thereon by a set-screw 55. A sleeve 56 surrounds the outer portion of the shaft 56 and has a flanged inner end bearing against the outer face of the trunnion 32. As best seen in Figs. 9 and 10, the outer end of the sleeve is notched to form a plurality of peripherallyspaced fingers 5'l-which slidably fit in grooves or channels 58 formed in the hub of the handwheel 54, the grooves terminating short of the outer end of the hub. A peripherally notched washer 59 (Figs. 9 and 11) fits in the internally grooved hub at the outer end of the shaft 53 and has an opening 66 through which passes the shank of a hand-screw 6| threaded into the end of the shaft, the head of the hand-screw bearing on the front face of the washer; Certain features of the tiltable saw carriage and its mounting are-described and claimed in my copending application for Tilting arbor saw Serial No. 252,744, filed January 25, 1939.

The rotation of the worm shaft 59 by the hand-wheel 54 swings the sector gear 46 on the arbor-supporting arm- 4|, thereby adjusting the elevation of the saw blade. By tightening the hand-screw 6|, the washer 59 presses inwardly on the fingered outer end of the sleeve 56, thereby forcing the flanged inner end of the sleeve against the front trunnion and locking the worm shaft 50 against rotation. The arbor supporting arm 4| is thereby locked in adjusted position.

One of the trunnions, preferably the front trunnion 32, has a sector gear 62 formed thereon to mesh with a worm 63 carried on a horizontal shaft .64 journalled in bearings 65 and 66 secured to the opposite side walls ofthe frame l5, the

'shaft being suitably held against axial movement,

as by closing the bearing 65 at its outer end and by mounting a collar 61 on the shaft 64 in engagement with the inner end of the bearing 66. One end of the shaft projects through the frame and carries a hand-wheel 68. Rotation of the shaft 64 by the hand-wheel serves to adjust the angular position of the tiltable trunnioned yoke 3| and the saw blade rotatably carried by the yoke. The shaft 64 is locked in the same manner as the shaft 50, the former shaft having a clamping sleeve 56' similar to the sleeve 56. Adjustable set-screws 69 and 10 carried on the front trunnionare engageable with the underside of the table to determine the vertical position and maximum tilted position of the saw blade, the latter position being usually 45 to the vertical. The set-screws 69 and 10 are disposed in a vertical plane passing axially through the shaft 64, so as to avoid distortion or weaving of the saw mounting when the set-screws are brought into engagement with the table. A sector scale 1| is secured to the front wall of the saw frame adjacent the arcuate slot 5| and cooperates with an index pointer 1| projecting through -the slot and secured to an arcuate cover plate 12 for the slot, the plate being secured to the front trunnion 32 by brackets 12 and engaging the inner face of the front wall of the saw frame. Certain features of the adjusting, stopping and locking means for the saw mechanism are described and claimed in my copending application for Tilting arbor saw adjustments, Serial No. 259,095, filed March 1, 1939.

A splitter 13 is detachably secured by screws 14 to the rear portion of the yoke and projects upwardly through the saw slot 2| to the rear of the saw blade. The splitter is accessible for removal and replacement after removing the detachable insert plate 29.

A motor-supporting plate 15 slidably bears on the outer face of the rear frame wall and has an arcuate rib 16, as seen in Figs. 3, 5, and 7, which slidably fits in the rear groove 29 of the rear trunnion bracket 26 to define a tilting axis for the plate and to support the plate vertically. The inner face of the plate has an embossment TI to which a sector gear 18 is secured by screws 19 A retainer of Z-shaped cross-section is secured to the rear frame wall by screws 8| and has the sector gear III to hold the motor-supporting plate against the rear wall of the frame. An opening 92 in the plate affords access to the retainer. I

The lower portion of the plate I5 has ears 83 to which are pivotally secured, by a pivot rod 84, ears 85 of a base plate 86, the pivot rod extending parallel to the saw arbor. is secured to the base plate and has a rotor shaft 88 extending parallel to the saw arbor 45. The

mounting above described permits tilting movement of the motor toward and away from the rear wall of 'the frame. The motor base plate '86 is connected to the arbor-supporting arm 4I by an adjustable link 89 having a pivotal engagement at its upper end with a lug 90 on the arm, and having a pivotal engagement at its lower end with a lateral extension 9| of the motor base. A tumbuckle 92 on the link provides for adjustment-of belt tension. The motor shaft 88 carries a pulley 93 which is connected to the saw arbor pulley 41 by one or more V-belts 94, the link and the V-belts passing through an opening 95 in the rear wall of the frame. The link serves to maintain the proper distance between the pulleys in the various adjusted positions of the saw arbor.

The motor pulley and rear portions of the belts are enclosed by complementary .guardmembers 96 and 91, the former being secured to the plate I5 by screws 98, and the latter being detachably secured to the former by studs 99 and wing nuts I00.

Means are provided for tilting the motor and saw arbor in unison, and in the present instance such means comprises gearing connections between the front trunnion 32 and themotor-supporting plate I5. A spur gear IOI mounted on a stub shaft I02 meshes with the sector gear 62 of the front trunnion 32, the stub shaft being secured to the front trunnion bracket 23. A second spur gear I03 is secured to the spur gear IM and meshes with a spur gear I04secured to a crossshaft I05 journalled at opposite ends in the front and rear trunnion brackets 23 and 26. A spur gear I06 is secured to the rear portion of the cross shaft I05 and meshes with a spur gear I0I on a short shaft I08 journalled in the rear trunnion bracket, the latter having gap'ertured bearing bosses I09 and H0 to receive the-shafts I 05 and I08, respectively. The shaft I08 projects through the rear wall of the saw frame and the projecting end of the shaft carries a spur gear III which meshes with the sector gear I8 secured to the motor-supporting plate 15. Through the gearing connections above described the tilting of the trunnioned yoke will cause a corresponding tilting movement of the motor-supporting plate, so that no twisting of the belts will occur, the arbor pulley and motor pulley maintaining the same relative' position. The opening 95 in the rear wall of' the frame is made sufficiently large to provide belt clearance in all adjusted positions of the motor.

In the modified form of construction shown in Fig. 12, the sector-gear 62' of the front trimnion 23 is of large radius (compared with the saw radius) so as to permitsimplification of the gearing connections. The cross shaft I05 directly carries the spur gears which mesh with the front trunnion sector gear and motor-carrying plate sector gear, the front spur gear IOI being shown.

- In this construction, the saw blade when fully retracted may swing to its 45 position past the cross shaft and without striking the cross shaft.

When the circular saw is to be used, the eleva- An electric motor 81 tion of the saw blade above the table is adjusted I by rotating the hand-wheel 54, as hereinbefore described, causing the arbor-ca y ng arm H to swing on its pivot pin 39. This adjustment also swings the motor 81 on its pivot rod 84, through the link 89, thus substantially maintaining the distance between the saw arbor and motor-shaft to preserve the desired belt tension. The handscrew 6| locks the parts in this adjustment Only a relatively small part of the motor weight is transmitted by'the link to the arbor-carrying arm 4I thereby avoiding heavy pressures on the pivot pin 39 and worm gearing 48, 49, and permitting easy adjustment. The motor moves through a relatively small are about the pivot rod 84. When the work is to be cut on a bevel, the saw blade is adjustably tilted by rotating the hand-wheel 68, as hereinbefore described, causing position of the motor is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. The plate I5 and the motor thereon are retained in adjusted position by the gearing connection.

Since the trunnioned arbor-supporting yoke is required to sustain only a relatively small load,

the yoke and its pivotal mounting can be of lightweight and economical construction.

The modified form of machine shown in Figs. 13 to 17 includes a saw frame IIS and table II I similar to the frame and table of the Fig. 1 machine. Front and rear trunnion brackets I23 and v I 26 are secured to the frame and tiltably carry thereon front and rear trunnions I32 and I33 secured to the ends of a yoke 3I. The yoke carries a beltdriven saw as in the Fig. 1 machine, the belts 94 passing through an opening I95 in the rear frame wall. An arcuate slot I5I is formed in the front wall of the frame to pass the shaft 50 and index pointer II'. The slot is covered at its rear by a cover plate I12 secured byscrews "2 to the front trunnion I32. The front trunnion has a sector gear I62 meshing with a worm I63 on a shaft I64 similar to the shaft. 64. Stop screws I69 and H0 for limiting the angular movement of the front trunnion I32 are carried on brackets I69 and I10, respectively, secured to the front wall of the frame. The stop screws are in the vertical plane of the arbor-tilting shaft, as in the machine of The electric motor 81 is mounted on a' base plate I86 which is pivoted by a rod I84 on a supporting plate "5 similar to the plate I5, and the belts 94 are protected by a two-part guard I9I having a securing stud I99. The supporting plate "5 is trunnioned on the rear trunnion bracket I26 by cured to the front and rear frame walls. The rear end of the shaft 205 extends through the rear frame wall and carries a pinion 2 I I meshing with the lower toothed edge of the sector gear "I.

The pinion III is a little larger in pitch diameter than the pinion III. By this gearing connection the .arbor mounting and motor mounting are tilted in unison. The arbor mounting is relieved of the unbalanced weight of the tilted motor.

The arcuate rib 136 of the front trunnion flts in an arcuate groove I25 formed in the front trunnion bracket. At a central portion of the bracket the upper wall of the groove is cut away to receive an arcuate clamping shoe 2 I2 bearing on the rib I36. The upper face of the shoe has a cam surface engaged by a wedge block ill fitting in a correspondingly shaped recess in the bracket. A hand-screw 2|! at the front wall of the frame is threaded into the wedge block. By turning the hand-screw in one direction the wedge block is drawn forward, pressing the clamping shoe downward, the latter in turn having a clamping engagement with the trunnion rib to hold the trunnion in adjusted position.

The rear trunnion I33 has an arcuate rib III which slidably fits in an arcuate groove I26 in the rear trunnion bracket I26. The arcuate rib III is here shown to have a somewhat smaller radius than the front trunnion rib I36, the difference in radius providing greater resistance to misalignment of the trunnioned yoke with respect to the trunnion brackets.

While the cutting member for each machine is indicated to be a saw, it will be obvious that other cutting members may be used, such as abrasive disks and cutter-heads, an example of the latter shown in my United States Letters Patent. No. 1,830,813, issued November 10, 1931.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a circular saw machine or the like, the combination of a frame having a work table and having a wall below said table, an arbor support having a tiltable mounting on said frame and disposed. at the front of said wall, a cutter arbor on said support, a motor support having a tiltable mounting on said frame at the rear of said wall and separate from said arbor support tiltable mounting, said motor support being swingable about an axis substantially in alignment with the arbor support axis, a motor on said motor support, a driving belt connecting said arbor and the motor shaft, and means for tilting said supports in unison ,to vary the inclination of said cutter arbor and to maintain said motor and arbor in substantially the same relative position.

2. In a circular saw machine or the like, the combination of a frame having a rear wall, a trunnionbracket having front and rear portions and carried on said rear wall, an arbor support tiltably mounted on said frame and having a trunnioned engagement with the front portion of said-bracket, a cutter arbor on said support, a motor support trunnioned on the rear portion of said bracket separately from said arbor support and swingable about an axis substantially in alignment with the arbor support axis, a motor on said motor support, a driving belt connecting said arbor and the motor shaft, and means for tilting said supports in unison to vary the inclination of said cutter arbor and to maintain said motor and arbor in substantially the same relative position 3. In a circular saw machine or the like, the

combination of a frame having front and rear supports in unison.

4. In a circular saw machine or the like, the combination of a frame having front and rear walls, a saw table secured to said frame and having a saw opening, a tiltable arbor support extending between said walls and trunnioned on said walls, a saw arbor shiftalbly carried by said support for raising and lowering said arbor, a motor support pivotally carried on said rear frame wall separately from said arbor support and swingable about an axis substantially in alignment with the arbor support axis, a motor on said motor support, a driving belt connecting said motor and arbor, and means for adjusting the angular position of the motor support to substantially correspond with the angular position of the arbor support.

5. In a circular saw machine or the like, the combination of a tiltable arbor support having a sector gear, a tiltable motor support having a port, a motor on said motor support, a driving belt connecting said arbor and the motor shaft, means for tilting one of said supports, pinions meshing with said respective support gears, and a gearing connection between said pinions including a shaft for causing said supports to tilt in unison.

6. In a circular saw machine or the like, the combination of a tiltable arbor support having a sector gear, a tiltable motor support having a sector gear, said supports having individual tiltable mountings, a cutter arbor on said arbor support, a motor on said motorsupport, a driving belt connecting said arbor and the motor shaft, means for tilting one of said supports, and a shaft having gearing connections with said sector gears for causing said supports to tilt in unison.

7. In a circular saw machine or the like, the combination of a frame having a work table, an arbor support tiltably mounted on said frame, a

motor support tiltably mounted on said frame,

HERBERT E. TAUTZ. 

